DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/10 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.4 - - 33.0 - - 33.0 - - 30.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 29 - - 14 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 615 - - 1578 - - 2837 - - 1960 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 918 - - 918 - - 918 - - 918 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1504 - - 2467 - - 3726 - - 2849 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1750 - - 2249 - - 2418 - - 4333 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 82 - - 152 - - 160 - - 106 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 23 - - 22 - - 22 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 297 - - 292 - - 282 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 13 - - 14 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -6 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 505 - - 1058 - - 1085 - - 850 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 999 - - 1409 - - 2641 - - 1999 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 165 - - 377 - - -342 - - -59 ODpotential blCL - - - 1339 - - 2090 - - 4068 - - 2908 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 80 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.4 - - 33.0 - - 33.0 - - 30.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.4 - - 30.3 - - 24.9 - - 25.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.4 - - 33.0 - - 33.0 - - 31.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.2 - - 29.5 - - 23.7 - - 24.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 29 - - 14 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 615 - - 1578 - - 2837 - - 1960 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 21 - - 83 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95533 79 251 87 260 88 261 85 262 95533 88609 54 255 59 254 57 263 52 275 88609 83273 38 263 38 254 41 270 37 274 83273 78778 31 261 33 268 38 273 37 272 78778 74873 25 260 32 260 34 269 42 264 74873 71410 20 275 26 243 34 249 37 253 71410 68231 27 282 27 250 30 232 35 258 68231 65262 36 263 30 252 36 258 47 259 65262 62492 39 241 44 260 47 256 50 248 62492 59778 49 250 53 250 49 248 49 249 59778 56914 60 244 53 242 50 245 58 253 56914 53937 60 236 61 242 55 245 62 245 53937 51086 58 238 69 239 63 246 64 243 51086 48506 64 239 72 235 69 243 71 247 48506 46198 76 237 75 236 67 242 75 246 46198 44110 85 236 78 235 72 241 67 244 44110 42197 90 236 77 234 74 237 65 245 42197 40422 94 234 81 234 78 236 70 247 40422 38771 96 232 85 233 83 236 77 247 38771 37230 102 234 91 233 89 233 80 245 37230 35788 113 232 97 232 90 232 77 242 35788 34399 124 230 104 232 93 234 74 241 34399 32996 134 228 110 231 97 233 78 244 32996 31554 142 226 112 230 102 232 84 242 31554 30079 146 224 113 229 106 230 84 237 30079 28557 146 223 115 228 104 230 79 235 28557 26974 140 222 117 228 100 230 78 235 26974 25334 131 222 110 227 100 229 80 238 25334 23642 122 220 100 224 101 229 80 239 23642 21903 111 217 94 220 102 231 77 238 21903 20118 100 217 85 222 95 234 75 242 20118 18282 82 216 77 225 80 235 66 252 18282 16392 64 212 67 226 66 240 52 255 16392 14484 68 213 59 228 52 245 45 259 14484 12654 68 219 51 232 45 260 44 263 12654 10987 52 230 38 243 42 267 40 268 10987 9500 37 235 25 256 38 272 35 271 9500 8177 39 239 24 268 37 277 30 269 8177 7002 34 234 25 289 34 280 29 273 7002 5959 18 248 28 298 30 285 30 280 5959 5034 17 282 30 301 28 293 30 285 5034 4218 20 293 31 301 28*295 30 286 4218 3495 21 302 30 300 26*294 29*286 3495 2848 22 305 29*300 24 293 28*285 2848 2275 21 303 27*298 23 292 26 284 2275 1796 19*298 26 297 22 292 23 282 1796 1429 16*294 23 297 20 291 21 281 1429 1176 14 291 21 296 19 291 19 280 1176 1023 12 291 18 295 16 291 16 279 1023 935 9 290 14 295 12 290 12 279 935 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography